- Mosses, hornworts and liverworts
- Fossils of bryophyte spores ~470mya
- Non-vascular; ground hugging carpets
- bodies to thin to support height growth
- Have a rhizoid but not a root
- anchors plant
- does not uptake water
- Resistant spores
Vascular tissues: tissues for conducting nutrients and fluid internally
Xylem = water conducting (one way)
Phloem = sugar sap conducting (multi-directional)